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Amsterdam

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Type Settlement
Usage Dutch, English, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Pronounced Pron. ahm-stər-DAHM(Dutch)
AM-stər-dam(English)
AM-STEHR-DAM(French)
am-stehr-DAM(Italian)
AM-stehr-dam(Italian)
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Means "dam on the Amstel" in Dutch. This is the name of the capital city of the Netherlands, first mentioned with this name in the 13th century.
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Entry updated January 21, 2022

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